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Poison leakage on the ISS station
Astronauts at the ISS International Space Station have turned on an alarm signal after they smell a toxic chemical leak from the valve of an oxygen tank.
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In 2009, Madonna will fly into space
Famous pop singer Madonna will fly to the ISS International Space Station in 2009. Igor Panarin, spokesman for the Russian Space Agency (Roskomos), confirmed this on Mon…
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Atlantis board landed safely
Today (September 21), the Atlantis spacecraft and crew of 6 landed safely at Kennedy Space Center, successfully ending a 12-day mission to the international space statio…
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'Strange objects' delayed the shuttle's return
The American space shuttle Atlantis had to backtrack to Earth after it was discovered that an unknown unknown object hovered nearby.
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Discover a new belt around Saturn
The Cassini probe cameras have discovered a new belt around Saturn, according to scientists at the US Space Agency (NASA).
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Atlantis astronaut meets 'incident'
One day after returning to Earth, an Atlantis astronaut yesterday collapsed twice at the ceremony to welcome the return to the evil's success.
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France performed the first weightless surgery
A group of French doctors are preparing to perform the first operation on people in weightless condition, on a specially designed aircraft. They hope the experiment will…
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Detecting the vents on Mars
The image from a Mars-orbiting camera revealed the flow of CO2 sprayed at 100 miles per hour through the planet's southernmost ice. These circuits throw sand and dust up…
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Cigar shaped body in the sky of Arizona
Two American (unnamed) brothers who live near the airport are familiar with various flying objects such as airplanes or helicopters. However, what they saw on August 17…
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For the first time found dark matter
American astronomers say they have found the first direct evidence of the mysterious material called dark matter. Dark matter - stuff no
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On September 3, the SMART-1 satellite will fall to the Moon
Whether professional or amateur, all astronomers will be invited by the European Space Agency (ESA) to observe the fall of the SMART-1 probe into the lunar surface.
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'Dice-K' dream of space conquest shattered
Japanese businessman Daisuke 'Dice-K' Enomoto has failed to pass a medical examination for a flight into space, Russian space agency spokesman Igor Panarin said.
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NASA named the new spacecraft Orion
The US Aeronautics Agency (NASA) has named the new space probe Orion. This manned ship is being developed to bring astronauts back to the moon and then to the explorer S…
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Pluto is no longer a planet
Nearly 2,500 scientists are meeting in Prague, the Czech Republic agreed to vote Pluto from the list of planets in the solar system. The decision of the International As…
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American girl becomes the first female cosmonaut
Anousheh Ansari, an Iranian-American citizen, will become the first female passenger in the world to visit the International Station, when she flies with Russian Soyuz m…